1. True
2. Began in the 6th century and finished in the 9th.
3. False
4. True ( Grounds: The seas around the UK are shallow and the villages on the coast are engaged in fishing. The offshore North sea is part of the Atlantic ocean and washes the shores of Western continental Europe and Great Britain. It is considered shallow — its deepest point is only 725 meters. The Irish sea itself is shallow - the most impressive depth is only 175 meters.)
5. True
6. True
7. False (In January, 1265, Simon de Monfort decided to convene a new Parliament, to participate in which for the first time in history were invited not only representatives of the nobility and the Church elite, but also delegates from the urban population. Thus, Monfort became the founder of the English house of Commons.
8. True (Since the XIV century the Parliament has two houses)
9. False (The Promenade concerts were first held in 1895 in the Royal Hall, later directed by Sir Henry Wood and still continuing today at the Royal Albert Hall for about three months mostly in the summer.)
10. True
II. Выберите правильный ответ (a, b или c).
11. - a
12. - a
13. - a
14. - c
15. - b
16. - c
17. - b
18. - c
19. - a
20.- b
III. Выполните следующие предложения с 3-5 словами:
21. William Shakespere's wife
22. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarchs. (currently Queen Elizabeth II)
23. Holyrood Abbey (Holy cross - Святой крест)
24. Church of the Diocese of London (Лондонская Епархия)
25."A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" - ancient Chinese saying. Having made the first step, you start to walk on the road, and the further you go, the harder it becomes. It is impossible to turn back, because it is impossible to return 'yesterday'.
This phrase is attributed to the Chinese sage Lao Tzu and the moral is that any complex matter begins with the first small step.
4. Do you wear glasses?
III. Put the verbs in the brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
13. The Company Director was waiting in my office when I got to work yesterday.
14. While I was walking past the supermarket I saw somethingstrange.
15. Tina was typing the letter when the computer broken down.
16. The accident happened when Mrs.Bason returned home from work.
17. We saw their stand when we were visiting the exhibition.